The highest-paying states for database administrators and architects (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of database administrators and architects in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $125,760, New Jersey is the highest paying state for database administrators and architects. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $115,850). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of database administrators and architects in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $125,760 |
$74,220 | 3,940 |
| 2 | Washington | $115,850 |
$70,110 | 3,320 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $112,730 |
$66,050 | 800 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $112,340 |
$66,120 | 3,940 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $110,790 |
$59,180 | 1,710 |
| 6 | Virginia | $109,970 |
$56,810 | 7,580 |
| 7 | California | $107,880 |
$58,270 | 15,600 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $106,120 |
$65,580 | 2,830 |
| 9 | Texas | $104,360 |
$61,620 | 12,020 |
| 10 | New York | $104,250 |
$55,680 | 8,280 |
| 11 | North Carolina | $104,160 |
$56,600 | 4,410 |
| 12 | Oregon | $101,280 |
$58,040 | 1,530 |
| 13 | Arizona | $100,670 |
$54,870 | 2,490 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $100,090 |
$61,730 | 390 |
| 15 | Georgia | $99,910 |
$54,390 | 5,460 |
| 16 | Colorado | $99,780 |
$50,060 | 3,230 |
| 17 | Iowa | $99,370 |
$54,630 | 840 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $98,720 |
$61,860 | 490 |
| 19 | Illinois | $97,870 |
$52,020 | 5,590 |
| 20 | Nebraska | $97,590 |
$53,560 | 1,100 |
| 21 | Florida | $96,200 |
$47,180 | 7,300 |
| 22 | Maryland | $95,670 |
$48,010 | 3,490 |
| 23 | Delaware | $93,740 |
$54,090 | 740 |
| 24 | Utah | $92,560 |
$50,180 | 1,920 |
| 25 | Nevada | $92,490 |
$58,030 | 700 |
| 26 | Ohio | $92,060 |
$53,290 | 3,860 |
| 27 | Kentucky | $91,760 |
$46,380 | 1,080 |
| 28 | Alaska | $91,560 |
$53,780 | 160 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $90,660 |
$52,440 | 2,290 |
| 30 | Kansas | $89,930 |
$53,990 | 940 |
| 31 | Maine | $89,150 |
$52,340 | 240 |
| 32 | Tennessee | $88,090 |
$43,130 | 2,360 |
| 33 | Michigan | $85,090 |
$53,110 | 2,400 |
| 34 | Hawaii | $83,590 |
$53,640 | 260 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $83,550 |
$46,420 | 890 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | $83,280 |
$47,400 | 6,270 |
| 37 | South Dakota | $82,790 |
$53,760 | 150 |
| 38 | North Dakota | $81,120 |
$36,900 | 120 |
| 39 | Alabama | $80,820 |
$50,890 | 2,270 |
| 40 | Indiana | $80,060 |
$45,200 | 1,670 |
| 41 | Arkansas | $79,730 |
$47,280 | 670 |
| 42 | Missouri | $79,170 |
$47,030 | 3,380 |
| 43 | Vermont | $77,610 |
$40,650 | 220 |
| 44 | Idaho | $76,030 |
$43,600 | 390 |
| 45 | New Mexico | $75,590 |
$46,560 | 530 |
| 46 | Louisiana | $75,060 |
$47,360 | 440 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $73,800 |
$44,780 | 2,080 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $72,220 |
$46,010 | 360 |
| 49 | Montana | $70,110 |
$46,070 | 270 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $68,600 |
$49,310 | 400 |
| 51 | Wyoming | $54,560 |
$42,170 | 220 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $46,560 |
$19,190 | 350 |